Zika virus

DOH sa mga kababaihan: Mag-family planning muna

May panawagan ang Department of Health (DOH) sa mga kababaihan sa bansa. Ipagpaliban muna ang planong pagbubuntis dahil sa nakakaalarmang…

Zika virus persisted in man’s semen for 2 months: report

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A man in Britain who was infected with Zika while traveling to the Cook Islands showed…

ICAO encourages vector control to counter Zika virus

QUEZON City, Philippines -- The International Civil Aviation Organization encouraged airline and airport authorities to follow the instructions of the…

Airports boost efforts to stop spread of Zika: UN agency

CANADA (AFP) -- Airports are stepping up efforts to reduce populations of mosquitoes that transmit the Zika virus in order…

Brazil army will go door-to-door in fight against Zika

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Some 220,000 soldiers will hand out leaflets door-to-door across Brazil on Saturday, ahead of a massive…

Second pregnant woman diagnosed with Zika in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- A second pregnant woman has been diagnosed with the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Australia, officials said Friday,…

World scientific organizations to disseminate information regarding Zika virus

QUEZON City, Philippines - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, the United States National Institute of Health…

Researchers in Singapore develop test kit for Zika virus

  (Reuters) -- Researchers in Singapore have developed a test kit for the Zika virus that could be used in…

Facts you need to know about Zika Virus

Spreading like wildfire in Latin America, the Zika virus caught worldwide attention when it caused a large number of infant…

Fish, other mosquitoes now warriors in Zika battle

SAN DIEGO, El Salvador (AFP) -- With larva-chomping fish and genetically modified insects, Latin Americans are deploying legions of little…

WHO cautions against linking Zika virus with rare nerve disorder

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday urged caution about linking the Zika virus with a…

Obama asks US Congress for emergency funds to counter the Zika virus

QUEZON City, Philippines -- United States of America - President of the United States, Barack Obama asked the United States…

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